Examining the Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Seizure Frequency, Fatigue, Stress and Sleep Quality in Epilepsy Patients: Randomized Control Experimental Research
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Epilepsy is among the diseases that cause loss of neurological abilities regardless of any trauma. Reflexology is one of the complementary therapies based on activating the body's self-healing power through special hand techniques applied to the feet. It is known that there are positive changes in seizure frequency, fatigue, stress and sleep quality in epilepsy patients after reflexology. This study will be conducted to determine the effect of reflexology on seizure frequency, fatigue, stress and sleep quality in epilepsy patients.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 70
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Knowing the diagnosis of the disease
• Having not received reflexology therapy before
• Being literate in Turkish
• Conscious Open,
• Able to communicate verbally,
• Being 18 years or older
Locations
Other Locations
Turkey
Nihan Türkoğlu
RECRUITING
Erzurum
Contact Information
Primary
Nihan Türkoğlu
nturkoglu@atauni.edu.tr
+905315740889
Backup
Esin Kavuran
esinkavuran@hotmail.com
05374302319
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-08-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2023-12-15
Participants
Target number of participants: 70
Treatments
Experimental: Experimental
Reflexology will be applied in a total of 3 sessions and the final test will be applied to the patients by phone 24 hours after the last reflexology application. At the end of the study, 3 reflexology sessions and 2 test measurements will be performed on the experimental group. Each reflexology session takes approximately 30-40 minutes. Sessions will be performed in a private room within the neurology clinic, on ergonomic and repositionable beds. Each session started with the right foot and will continue with the left foot. Primary relaxation techniques will be applied to both feet, followed by reflexology techniques to all system organs.
No_intervention: Control
No application will be applied to the control group.
Sponsors
Leads: Ataturk University